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Adelita Grijalva is FINALLY sworn in and is now officially a member of Congress
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Adelita Grijalva is FINALLY sworn in and is now officially a member of Congress
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The corporations and billionaires funding Trump’s ballroom aren't paying for chandeliers or marble floors; they’re investing in power and a pay-off for deregulations, tax cuts, and government contracts.
Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The corporations and billionaires funding Trump’s ballroom aren't paying for chandeliers or marble floors; they’re investing in power and a pay-off for deregulations, tax cuts, and government contracts.
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Creepy billionaires pursuing a secret plan to see to it that an “aristocracy” of creepy billionaires rules America. What could possibly go wrong.
The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future
Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.
washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Creepy billionaires pursuing a secret plan to see to it that an “aristocracy” of creepy billionaires rules America. What could possibly go wrong.
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Many Americans are hurting right now because of the shutdown, but caving to Republicans won’t end the hurt.
Trump and his lapdogs continue to assert that they alone have the power to slash whatever programs they don’t like.
Deals with this regime are meaningless.
Trump and his lapdogs continue to assert that they alone have the power to slash whatever programs they don’t like.
Deals with this regime are meaningless.
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Many Americans are hurting right now because of the shutdown, but caving to Republicans won’t end the hurt.
Trump and his lapdogs continue to assert that they alone have the power to slash whatever programs they don’t like.
Deals with this regime are meaningless.
Trump and his lapdogs continue to assert that they alone have the power to slash whatever programs they don’t like.
Deals with this regime are meaningless.
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Trump is only focused on leading a government that puts money in his and his billionaire donors' pockets.
As Americans struggle with higher costs across the board, he's asking SCOTUS to freeze full SNAP benefits again.
Does it get more cruel than this?
As Americans struggle with higher costs across the board, he's asking SCOTUS to freeze full SNAP benefits again.
Does it get more cruel than this?
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump is only focused on leading a government that puts money in his and his billionaire donors' pockets.
As Americans struggle with higher costs across the board, he's asking SCOTUS to freeze full SNAP benefits again.
Does it get more cruel than this?
As Americans struggle with higher costs across the board, he's asking SCOTUS to freeze full SNAP benefits again.
Does it get more cruel than this?
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When the current administration cuts the budget to CDC’s HIV prevention unit, freezes deployment of outbreak response experts, & slashes harm-reduction programs; they are not abstractly “reducing cost”.
They are letting diseases spread.
Maine is giving us a wake-up call. Who is going to listen?
They are letting diseases spread.
Maine is giving us a wake-up call. Who is going to listen?
Maine sought federal help amid its largest HIV outbreak in state history. It’s still waiting
After initially approving Penobscot County's request for CDC aid, the agency put it on hold. Meanwhile, the virus spreads.
www.statnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
When the current administration cuts the budget to CDC’s HIV prevention unit, freezes deployment of outbreak response experts, & slashes harm-reduction programs; they are not abstractly “reducing cost”.
They are letting diseases spread.
Maine is giving us a wake-up call. Who is going to listen?
They are letting diseases spread.
Maine is giving us a wake-up call. Who is going to listen?
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Priority #1 for Republican Members of Congress: Billionaire tax breaks.
Priority #1 for Democratic Members of Congress: Working families health care and SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans.
Priority #1 for Democratic Members of Congress: Working families health care and SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans.
October 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Priority #1 for Republican Members of Congress: Billionaire tax breaks.
Priority #1 for Democratic Members of Congress: Working families health care and SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans.
Priority #1 for Democratic Members of Congress: Working families health care and SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans.
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Trump: "One year ago -- it's not long ago -- I was campaigning. We didn't win. We were campaigning and then we had the election and we had a great election and the spirit in our country is like incredible ... our country was depressed."
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Trump: "One year ago -- it's not long ago -- I was campaigning. We didn't win. We were campaigning and then we had the election and we had a great election and the spirit in our country is like incredible ... our country was depressed."
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When one party controls the House, Senate, and White House, it means they’re in charge.
Happy National Civics Day.
Happy National Civics Day.
Mike Johnson: "Democrats are required to open the government. They keep saying, 'Republicans are in charge of government.' We aren't!"
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
When one party controls the House, Senate, and White House, it means they’re in charge.
Happy National Civics Day.
Happy National Civics Day.
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Instead of working with us to help families with high food costs, Republicans are cutting taxes for billionaires, building a golden ballroom, & buying private jets.
Hunger is a policy choice. And this choice punishes hardworking Americans in favor of billionaires.
www.ctpost.com/connecticut/...
Hunger is a policy choice. And this choice punishes hardworking Americans in favor of billionaires.
www.ctpost.com/connecticut/...
SNAP benefits to end in CT Nov. 1 without additional aid as Gov. Lamont weighs relief possibilities
Nearly 10% of Connecticut's population accesses the SNAP program, which could end by Nov. 1.
www.ctpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Instead of working with us to help families with high food costs, Republicans are cutting taxes for billionaires, building a golden ballroom, & buying private jets.
Hunger is a policy choice. And this choice punishes hardworking Americans in favor of billionaires.
www.ctpost.com/connecticut/...
Hunger is a policy choice. And this choice punishes hardworking Americans in favor of billionaires.
www.ctpost.com/connecticut/...
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Trump says he'd "like to do" land strikes on drug dealers
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Trump says he'd "like to do" land strikes on drug dealers
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Taking care of Medicare like the Detroit mob took care of Jimmy Hoffa.
Trump: "We took care of Medicaid and Medicare. We took care of everything. We didn't know where we'd stand in a year or two years from now, so we put every single thing that we wanted in that bill for four years. So we don't need anymore votes."
October 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Taking care of Medicare like the Detroit mob took care of Jimmy Hoffa.
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CEPI and Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SII)—the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer—are collaborating to boost pandemic response preparedness using a baculovirus vaccine platform to target H5N1 bird flu as a prototype for a potential Disease X.
Serum Institute of India and CEPI supercharge pandemic response preparedness targeting H5N1 | CEPI
Project will contribute to global preparedness for pandemic influenza and support faster responses against other emerging viral threats.
cepi.net
October 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
CEPI and Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SII)—the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer—are collaborating to boost pandemic response preparedness using a baculovirus vaccine platform to target H5N1 bird flu as a prototype for a potential Disease X.
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BELOW: House Speaker Mike Johnson displays a level of joyous exuberance that Republicans only experience when voting to take healthcare away from old people.
September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
BELOW: House Speaker Mike Johnson displays a level of joyous exuberance that Republicans only experience when voting to take healthcare away from old people.
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Republicans are in charge of the Senate.
Republicans are in charge of the House.
Republicans are in charge of the Executive Branch.
If the government shuts down and you honestly think Democrats are to blame, you're the reason shampoo bottles have instructions.
Republicans are in charge of the House.
Republicans are in charge of the Executive Branch.
If the government shuts down and you honestly think Democrats are to blame, you're the reason shampoo bottles have instructions.
September 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Republicans are in charge of the Senate.
Republicans are in charge of the House.
Republicans are in charge of the Executive Branch.
If the government shuts down and you honestly think Democrats are to blame, you're the reason shampoo bottles have instructions.
Republicans are in charge of the House.
Republicans are in charge of the Executive Branch.
If the government shuts down and you honestly think Democrats are to blame, you're the reason shampoo bottles have instructions.
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Today the Oversight Committee sat down with Alex Acosta. What we heard only confirmed what we already knew: he cut a sweetheart deal for Epstein, silenced victims, and let a predator walk free.
September 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Today the Oversight Committee sat down with Alex Acosta. What we heard only confirmed what we already knew: he cut a sweetheart deal for Epstein, silenced victims, and let a predator walk free.
Too many already don't live long enough to get the benefits they paid into the system. The wealthy want us to work until we die, many in jobs that are hard physical labor. Not executive jobs with cushioned chairs, air conditioned rooms, assistants to get us a drink whenever we are thirsty.
A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
BREAKING: Trump's head of Social Security says raising the retirement age "will be considered."
That's a betrayal of Trump's campaign promise to protect Social Security.
That's a betrayal of Trump's campaign promise to protect Social Security.
September 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Too many already don't live long enough to get the benefits they paid into the system. The wealthy want us to work until we die, many in jobs that are hard physical labor. Not executive jobs with cushioned chairs, air conditioned rooms, assistants to get us a drink whenever we are thirsty.
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Corporate monopolies aren’t just bad for competition — they’re bad for our wallets.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
Your food is controlled by corporate monopolies from farm to fork. They control the seeds, the processing, the prices - everything.
(CREDIT: Farm Action)
(CREDIT: Farm Action)
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Corporate monopolies aren’t just bad for competition — they’re bad for our wallets.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
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Health insurance costs in the U.S. are on track for the biggest increase in at least five years.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Health insurance premiums poised to spike over drug costs, tariff threats
Millions will be paying substantially more for health insurance next year, according to multiple surveys. Insurers cited the tariffs and demand for obesity drugs.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Health insurance costs in the U.S. are on track for the biggest increase in at least five years.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.
Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.
Thousands of January 6th rioters? Pardoned.
Anyone who opposes Trump? Prosecuted.
Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.
Thousands of January 6th rioters? Pardoned.
Anyone who opposes Trump? Prosecuted.
The Art of the Pardon: Trump’s Guide to Rewarding Crooks
Robert Reich
youtu.be
September 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.
Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.
Thousands of January 6th rioters? Pardoned.
Anyone who opposes Trump? Prosecuted.
Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.
Thousands of January 6th rioters? Pardoned.
Anyone who opposes Trump? Prosecuted.
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A sweeping review by the Vaccine Integrity Project suggests no new evidence that would prompt the recent changes to fall COVID vaccine recommendations made by HHS.
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www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
@mtosterholm.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
No New Evidence to Support HHS Vaccine Changes, 'Shadow' Group Says
The Vaccine Integrity Project's massive evidence review finds no new safety signals
www.medpagetoday.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A sweeping review by the Vaccine Integrity Project suggests no new evidence that would prompt the recent changes to fall COVID vaccine recommendations made by HHS.
@mtosterholm.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
@mtosterholm.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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The whole thing about buying Greenland is because Republicans *believe* in climate change.
I mean like really believe in it.
They want it. They love the idea of it.
They're excited about the world burning and the north melting.
They're practically counting on it.
I mean like really believe in it.
They want it. They love the idea of it.
They're excited about the world burning and the north melting.
They're practically counting on it.
January 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The whole thing about buying Greenland is because Republicans *believe* in climate change.
I mean like really believe in it.
They want it. They love the idea of it.
They're excited about the world burning and the north melting.
They're practically counting on it.
I mean like really believe in it.
They want it. They love the idea of it.
They're excited about the world burning and the north melting.
They're practically counting on it.
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Republicans want to privatize the USPS. This would have disastrous implications, especially for people in rural communities.
I’m proud to have cosponsored several bills that would ensure the USPS *never* goes private, and I remain committed to protecting and strengthening this vital institution.
I’m proud to have cosponsored several bills that would ensure the USPS *never* goes private, and I remain committed to protecting and strengthening this vital institution.
July 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Republicans want to privatize the USPS. This would have disastrous implications, especially for people in rural communities.
I’m proud to have cosponsored several bills that would ensure the USPS *never* goes private, and I remain committed to protecting and strengthening this vital institution.
I’m proud to have cosponsored several bills that would ensure the USPS *never* goes private, and I remain committed to protecting and strengthening this vital institution.
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In 2019, NIAID proposed an ambitious scientific network focused on pandemic preparedness, research, and response - the "CREID Network".
Ten centers kicked off just as the pandemic was taking off, playing critical roles throughout.
We were just notified the whole network is terminated.
Reason? 👇
Ten centers kicked off just as the pandemic was taking off, playing critical roles throughout.
We were just notified the whole network is terminated.
Reason? 👇
June 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In 2019, NIAID proposed an ambitious scientific network focused on pandemic preparedness, research, and response - the "CREID Network".
Ten centers kicked off just as the pandemic was taking off, playing critical roles throughout.
We were just notified the whole network is terminated.
Reason? 👇
Ten centers kicked off just as the pandemic was taking off, playing critical roles throughout.
We were just notified the whole network is terminated.
Reason? 👇
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Dismantling CDC’s chronic disease center ‘looks pretty devastating’ to public health experts www.statnews.com/2025/06/04/c...
Dismantling CDC’s chronic disease center ‘looks pretty devastating’ to public health experts
HHS plans to fold the CDC's chronic disease center into the new Administration for a Healthy America. Experts fear for coordination with local health departments, among other things.
www.statnews.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Dismantling CDC’s chronic disease center ‘looks pretty devastating’ to public health experts www.statnews.com/2025/06/04/c...